the owner of Konbini Life posts curiosities from Japanese convenience stores that he bought and tried. I must say that I visited convenience stores nearly every day of the 9 months I was there, and product connoisseurship was an entertaining hobby, if a slightly expensive one. But if I was already buying a snack anyway, I guess it wasn't that bad.
Maybe that's why I gained 10 pounds while I was there ^^;;
I've been thinking a lot about the JLPT lately, and the more I see practice questions and data from previous level 1 exams, the more nervous I get. Apparently there's about a 25% pass rate, meaning that only about 25% of people that take it in any given year receive a passing grade. You only have to get 70% to pass...so are most people that take it just kind of dumb and unprepared, or is the test just really, really hard? I guess all I can do is make sure I'm prepared. The sample questions on the kanji/vocabulary look pretty difficult, so maybe I'll start with those.
On the job front, I had an interview at See's yesterday that seemed to go pretty well, and the lady will let me know by Wednesday if they've decided to hire me. I kind of hope they do. A chocolate shop would be a nice happy place to work, even if only until Christmas Eve.
Christmas.
I know one thing I want, and I hope I can have it.
I also was in touch with a job recruiter today for people who can speak Japanese and they want to set up a phone interview for this week. Thank god it's not a face-to-face meeting yet because I still need to hem up the pants for my suit and get the thing dry cleaned. And I'm not good at interviews. :) Surprisingly, though, for the two I've been to this past week, I've been fairly calm once I get to where I need to be. And lately I feel like I'm not as bad on the phone as I thought I was. I just hope these things transfer to looking for a permanent job.
10.29.2007
10.27.2007
pounding the pavement
Looking for jobs, that is. It's a full time job in itself. I've been doing it most of the week. I've applied to numerous places and asked countless times at more if they're hiring. I think I'm getting pretty good at it. Unfortunately I seem to have missed the new wave of hiring (college students start school in September and they're all looking for jobs), but I've found a couple of promising-sounding leads (knock on wood). I'm thinking of cancelling my interview with See's though, because I would have to work pretty much every day until Christmas Eve (I have a plane trip back home on the 18th...and seasonal hires are generally not allowed to have long vacations around the very busiest time of year), and the interview is at such a weird time (3:45 PM on a Sunday) and I have plans tomorrow. Yay outlet mall. I guess I'll have to skip going to visit the new baby at my brother's friend's house. However, the job pays VERY well for here (over $10/hr), they'll train me, it's a candy store~, and you get to wear a cute uniform. I just hope that if I get a job there (or anywhere else for that matter), I won't be working with grouchy-looking old ladies. The ladies weren't actually that grouchy, they're just not that approachable.
I need some wellies (rain boots) badly. They're going to be my rubber limousines, my car for the winter, because Seattle is so damn wet and rainy during the winter and I have no money for a real car. I bought myself a VERY high-quality pair of Hunter wellies, but unfortunately I don't think I can afford to spend $100 on a single pair of shoes right now, so I'll probably send them back. Maybe they'll have some decent ones at the outlet mall. Apparently j.crew sells some, and they have a store at the outlet mall, so if I can find some ones that are just as nice and don't cost quite that much, I'll be really happy. I think I've decided on red ones, because they look nice with a navy blue coat, but we'll see.
that's really about it for now. My sisters are getting ready for Halloween partying, as are my other friends who are still in college. Just don't do anything too stupid, guys, and have fun. :) Me? I'm staying in tonight with Oscar while my brother and future sister-in-law go on a date. I'm handing out candy this year to little kids on the real Halloween (Wednesday), and wearing my Goth-Loli outfit from my Japanese presentation in May, but with my own boots instead of Sarah's and a witch hat instead of the rose headdress. It's my first time in the handing-out side of the holiday rather than the collecting and having fun side. But I think it will still be fun.
Pretty soon we're going to have some new furniture in the house :) Zach is buying some furniture from some ridiculously wealthy coworker of his that doesn't want it anymore. He's bringing it in a U-haul in less than an hour. Speaking of the house, I still need to take pictures.
and lastly, I am back on Skype, so look for me :)
I need some wellies (rain boots) badly. They're going to be my rubber limousines, my car for the winter, because Seattle is so damn wet and rainy during the winter and I have no money for a real car. I bought myself a VERY high-quality pair of Hunter wellies, but unfortunately I don't think I can afford to spend $100 on a single pair of shoes right now, so I'll probably send them back. Maybe they'll have some decent ones at the outlet mall. Apparently j.crew sells some, and they have a store at the outlet mall, so if I can find some ones that are just as nice and don't cost quite that much, I'll be really happy. I think I've decided on red ones, because they look nice with a navy blue coat, but we'll see.
that's really about it for now. My sisters are getting ready for Halloween partying, as are my other friends who are still in college. Just don't do anything too stupid, guys, and have fun. :) Me? I'm staying in tonight with Oscar while my brother and future sister-in-law go on a date. I'm handing out candy this year to little kids on the real Halloween (Wednesday), and wearing my Goth-Loli outfit from my Japanese presentation in May, but with my own boots instead of Sarah's and a witch hat instead of the rose headdress. It's my first time in the handing-out side of the holiday rather than the collecting and having fun side. But I think it will still be fun.
Pretty soon we're going to have some new furniture in the house :) Zach is buying some furniture from some ridiculously wealthy coworker of his that doesn't want it anymore. He's bringing it in a U-haul in less than an hour. Speaking of the house, I still need to take pictures.
and lastly, I am back on Skype, so look for me :)
10.20.2007
shut down.
I don't like to feel stupid for wasting time. I already know I have. But don't drill it into me. I'm the type of person that will shut down rather than lash out at someone who upsets me, so you'd do well not to make me feel bad about something you want to talk to me about. I will not talk. As if that weren't enough, here I am all alone. I have nobody here. and I don't really enjoy the dog's company. He doesn't make me feel happy. He doesn't seem to like me a whole lot lately either.
so I will shut down.
and be alone.
and not talk.
no one's here to listen right now anyway.
so I will shut down.
and be alone.
and not talk.
no one's here to listen right now anyway.
10.19.2007
Base Ball Bearの「愛してる」
This song has been stuck in my head ALL DAY. I watched the PV (it has subtitles!) and I must say it's the most awesome song I've heard in a while. It's iffy as to whether it's REALLY a happy song or not, but it certainly sounds happy enough. The video is probably the most entertaining Japanese music video I've ever seen. It's funny because they take off their coats...then start singing "I love you..." and nonchalantly taking their clothes off. The irony of it is that it's not dirty. I laughed. Especially when the drummer unzips his pants...to reveal a flesh colored pair of pants. Horinouchi is such a tease. :PAnother thing I really like about it is that Shiori sings more than the backup vocals! Surprise solo :D She also smiles toward the end of the video, something she really doesn't do much. And the English at the very end was also hilarious. I think the subtitles are on the original video, but if I'm wrong, and a fan did the ones on there, they did all right.
As for the Japanese lyrics, I felt like typing them out, so here they are. The real ones that come out with the single (which comes out on Halloween, 10/31, in a week and a half or so) may look slightly different. I JUST FOUND OUT THE SINGLE WILL HAVE KARAOKE ON IT. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :D
not to mention a "Shiori Rockets version". Maybe she sings more in it? :)
I may just buy this single.
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愛してる / Base Ball Bear
初めての「愛してる」で 君はちょっと悲しい目をしていた
喜んでくれると思っていたのに 隙間風が吹いた そんな気さえもしたんだ
漠然とプレゼントみたいに思っていた 男の子な発想とは yeah
愛してる（愛してる） 愛してる（愛してる）
君を間違いはないはず 君と歩んでいきたいはず
愛してるはず
３度目の「愛してる」で 君は僕を嫌いになったと告げた
本当なんだと繰り返す僕は 何かが違うような そんな気がしていたんだ
親友と焼酎で広げる恋愛論理 フューチャーもアンサーもないや ないや
愛してる 愛してる 愛してる
君を間違いはないはず 君と歩んでいきたいはず
愛してるはず
その言葉を口にするたびに 愛が逃げてく気がする
愛は形のないものだから 似ているものを そう 僕の心あげる
愛してる 愛してる
愛してる（愛してる） 愛してる（愛してる）
愛してる yeah
愛してる（愛してる） 愛してる（愛してる）
愛してる 君を間違いはないはず 君と歩んでいきたいはず
愛してるはず はず・・・多分・・・はず
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In other news, Mother Nature is unleashing her wrath onto the Northwest...it's been pouring rain one minute and hailing the next, windy as hell, and it's even poured while the sun was shining. But no rainbow. She's not happy. Stupid ocean. AND the foundation of the house is leaking water into the basement, as Jenny found out when she came home for lunch and went downstairs to get something to eat. JOY.
We're going out for dinner tonight! Yay for Thai food. :) I want something with coconut milk in it. Ty is having a birthday party of sorts tonight and I hope he has fun. I was going to hook up the camera in here and call to the party, but I need my brother's password to do it, and I don't think he'd give that to me. damn. oh well. I miss my friends back home, that's all.
10.18.2007
wind storm
There's supposed to be a wind storm tonight due to high-speed winds coming off the ocean. The wind has been blowing hard for a couple of days now. Oscar doesn't really understand the concept of wind - he can see things moving and hear the blowing sound and feel the air swirling around him but he still hasn't put it all together, so he's concerned and barking a lot more than he has been. It reminds me of the typhoon in Nagoya but without the rain. My host mom and I went somewhere a few days after I'd gotten there, and it was extremely windy, and she said to watch out for things falling from the sky. We tried not to go anywhere during the typhoon if we could help it. Last year the wind storms that blew through Washington took out a lot of visitor center stuff and ruined trails on Mt. Rainier, and a lot of the city's power was out, some people's for up to a week. They're taking precautions this time to reduce damage. Thankfully my brother's house doesn't have any huge trees in the yard. I've been told to charge my phone now just in case.
I had a dream last night that I think I've dreamed before. It was strangely familiar. Since I have pretty much nothing else to do, I'm going to see if I can't write a story or draw a picture or do something creative. I miss doing those kinds of things.
I had a dream last night that I think I've dreamed before. It was strangely familiar. Since I have pretty much nothing else to do, I'm going to see if I can't write a story or draw a picture or do something creative. I miss doing those kinds of things.
10.16.2007
well, I was right about the dog
Oscar, that is. Sure, he can be a little annoying sometimes (particularly when he just barks and whines at cats and people and things he sees or thinks he sees from the front door) and he does leave around a lot more hair than I thought (I should talk...), but for the most part he's just fine to have around, and provides entertainment. Plus, I feel good helping take care of him. :)I haven't heard too much about my parents' new puppy yet, but my dad took some pictures of him yesterday and he is still the cutest little thing I've ever seen. Too bad they can't agree on a name for him, though. I got to hear some funny puppy stories about Oscar, like the time they took him over to one of Zach's friend's houses when he was about 16 weeks old (about a month older than the one in the picture), and Oscar was persistently trying all night to get their friend's Bernese mountain dog (who was about 10 times the size of him) to play, and she just wasn't having it. Then finally, she bounded, all 80 pounds of her, over to where Oscar stood and let out this thundering playful bark, and Oscar shrank down into their carpet...and peed himself. Kind of a weird story, but still very funny.
I woke up to my phone ringing this morning (and earlier to my brother coming in and out and rummaging in the ONE closet in the house for his nice clothes, and to a dream that ended with my failed attempt to commit suicide and realizing I didn't really want to die anyway, and another strange dream I can't quite remember). I got to talk to a nice man who called me Heidi-san and is attempting to get me a job. I never actually spoke with a recruiter before, but I like to think it'll get me somewhere. I spent the next few hours throwing together a cover letter. My original plan today was to go to Uwajimaya Village and Kinokuniya and look for the JLPT grammar prep book, but it's already getting to be late afternoon and I just kind of wanted to bum around there for a while, but not spend too much money. I guess with my security deposit money coming soon (I got the joint check in the mail from Di-chan yesterday) I can afford a little something, like あんぱん or nice ingredients for a good Japanese meal...but I still think I should save my pennies until after I have some income. Maybe I'll take some pictures of the house and around the neighborhood or go for a walk instead (but I'll probably save that because Jenny is coming home early, and Oscar hasn't gotten to go outside today). There's still that tree that fell down and blocked the road. And the invisible roundabouts that people just barrel straight through anyway. XD not to mention the fall colors are beautiful in this neighborhood.
It's settled. Picture time.
ハッピーバースデー to マイボーイフレンド. ユーアーマイラブだよ。
I wish I could be there, but what I sent will have to do. And I already gave you my present :)
10.14.2007
puppy!
Since the breeder they'd been planning to buy from was being a big jerk, my parents decided to look elsewhere to get a puppy. They sent some pictures from a place to my brother today, who forwarded them to me, and they were all extremely cute. My mom called soon after to say that she and my dad were going to visit the place and have a look at the puppies, who are currently 12 weeks old.
Then she called about an hour ago, saying that they'd stayed for four hours at the breeder's place...and were driving home with a puppy this very minute. He looks like this.
ISN'T HE CUTE??!???!?! ^*^
I like the spots on his back. Gives him a bit of character. :) I wonder if he was posed that way for the picture or if he really lays down like that? Mom said he ran right up to them when they got there and was extremely friendly, and that at the moment they were driving in the car with him, and he was laying on his back in her lap (which is a very good sign, because dogs have to feel VERY safe with you before they'll lie with their belly up when you're around). Apparently the breeder has two little daughters and a 9-month-old baby, and they've handled him so much that he's pretty well socialized for his age and has no fear of being around people.
We need to think of a name for him! any suggestions? :D
Then she called about an hour ago, saying that they'd stayed for four hours at the breeder's place...and were driving home with a puppy this very minute. He looks like this.
ISN'T HE CUTE??!???!?! ^*^
I like the spots on his back. Gives him a bit of character. :) I wonder if he was posed that way for the picture or if he really lays down like that? Mom said he ran right up to them when they got there and was extremely friendly, and that at the moment they were driving in the car with him, and he was laying on his back in her lap (which is a very good sign, because dogs have to feel VERY safe with you before they'll lie with their belly up when you're around). Apparently the breeder has two little daughters and a 9-month-old baby, and they've handled him so much that he's pretty well socialized for his age and has no fear of being around people.
We need to think of a name for him! any suggestions? :D
10.10.2007
i made it
I'm at my brother's house and just unpacked my things this morning. As may be expected from Seattle, it is raining, or at least it was. It looks nice enough to go explore the neighborhood now. I forgot a toothbrush, so my mission for the day is to go and buy one.
I woke up to Oscar licking my face at 6:30 AM today (which isn't as bad as it sounds since my alarm at my parents' house rang at 8:30 most mornings and at any given time it's two hours earlier here than there). As much as I thought living with a dog was going to be a little annoying, Oscar is extremely well trained, doesn't leave TOO much dog hair on things, and I think as long as I understand how to help take care of him, we'll get along great. Zach and Jenny are at work now and I decided to give this computer a try. (it's on the floor in a closet for the time being. they're getting a new computer soon.) So far things are going fine, and they're nice and encouraging. I just hope that feeling kind of continues as I'm here longer. What I want to do the most is be able to help them get all these home improvement/maintenance projects done, and they said it would help the most if I helped keep them on top of daily cleaning and such so that they have time to think about the bigger stuff. Maybe I could even gather some information for them later today :) I don't know if it'll help at all, but I can try. I really don't have that much else to do besides look for a job, and let's face it, nobody could look ALL DAY nonstop for a job. I feel motivated, though, seeing higher prices for just about everything. I'm going to run out of money sooner than I think, I just know it. o_o;;
My last source of income, the security deposit check my bumbling idiot landlord sent to the freakin apartment I just moved out of, is finally on its way, but with one more catch: it was made out in both mine and my old roommate's names, so we BOTH have to sign it, which wouldn't be a problem, except now we're living across the country from each other. Thankfully, though, I get almost all of it back so I'll have a few hundred more dollars. yay.
I was thinking, despite the unglamorous sound of it, I think I'd like to work at a grocery store. I'd be near food but not necessarily have to do too much with it, and I can definitely run a cash register. There are a lot of restaurants in this area, so maybe I could work at those places too. My biggest concern with a job is that I'm able to get there easily. I would just love it if I got a job where I could walk to work...and not have to work too late at night so that I wouldn't be walking home in the dark by myself.
time to go on Operation Toothbrush. until next time.
I woke up to Oscar licking my face at 6:30 AM today (which isn't as bad as it sounds since my alarm at my parents' house rang at 8:30 most mornings and at any given time it's two hours earlier here than there). As much as I thought living with a dog was going to be a little annoying, Oscar is extremely well trained, doesn't leave TOO much dog hair on things, and I think as long as I understand how to help take care of him, we'll get along great. Zach and Jenny are at work now and I decided to give this computer a try. (it's on the floor in a closet for the time being. they're getting a new computer soon.) So far things are going fine, and they're nice and encouraging. I just hope that feeling kind of continues as I'm here longer. What I want to do the most is be able to help them get all these home improvement/maintenance projects done, and they said it would help the most if I helped keep them on top of daily cleaning and such so that they have time to think about the bigger stuff. Maybe I could even gather some information for them later today :) I don't know if it'll help at all, but I can try. I really don't have that much else to do besides look for a job, and let's face it, nobody could look ALL DAY nonstop for a job. I feel motivated, though, seeing higher prices for just about everything. I'm going to run out of money sooner than I think, I just know it. o_o;;
My last source of income, the security deposit check my bumbling idiot landlord sent to the freakin apartment I just moved out of, is finally on its way, but with one more catch: it was made out in both mine and my old roommate's names, so we BOTH have to sign it, which wouldn't be a problem, except now we're living across the country from each other. Thankfully, though, I get almost all of it back so I'll have a few hundred more dollars. yay.
I was thinking, despite the unglamorous sound of it, I think I'd like to work at a grocery store. I'd be near food but not necessarily have to do too much with it, and I can definitely run a cash register. There are a lot of restaurants in this area, so maybe I could work at those places too. My biggest concern with a job is that I'm able to get there easily. I would just love it if I got a job where I could walk to work...and not have to work too late at night so that I wouldn't be walking home in the dark by myself.
time to go on Operation Toothbrush. until next time.
10.07.2007
happy weekend
That it was, because I got to see some of my favorite people in the whole world, and got to spend some nice time with my boyfriend. My mother had a nursing seminar that her work paid for her to go to in Madison, and my dad and I tagged along with her. Ty and I got them to come out to dinner at the Glass Nickel for pizza and he was there waiting for us, with some orange and yellow lilies for me ^^ we had a good dinner and then went to my mom and dad's hotel, and went swimming in the pool for a bit. the hottub was not hot :( but it was nice. They played POLKA MUSIC, of all things to play in a pool. I guess when they say adult swim they meant actual old people...not that I don't like polka.
After swimming I went home with Ty and we had a cake and presents. It was his pre-birthday party, but there were presents for me too because I'm moving away. I sewed him a blanket to cover his bed (blue on one side and green on the other) which sounds kind of weird for a birthday present, but I wanted to make him something and he doesn't wear jewelry or use purses so he gets a blanket. He really seemed to like it, though. :) He gave me a sticker from the Peelander Z concert he went to last weekend, and a webcam so we can have video chats! Plus I can talk with all my other friends around the world now too ^^
Saturday was quite the eventful day, though it started off very slowly. It was HOT outside for October. We went to the farmer's market and picked up the homemade berry jam Chinatsu says is so good (I haven't actually tried it yet though) and cheese curds to give to my brother and Jenny (but I forgot the cheese at Ty's house >_<), and ran some errands, then went back to his apartment and started watching a movie when Bill pops in. I had not seen Bill in a LONG time so it was nice. He left a while later, and then we had to meet behind the Red Gym to help with Trevor's marriage proposal. Trevor wanted Ty to write him a love song for his girlfriend earlier this week, and Trevor didn't say what exactly it was for until after the whole song was recorded. It came as a surprise to pretty much everyone because he's only really been dating her for 7-8 months. O_O His plan was to take her on a walk, and every few blocks one of Trevor's friends was going to be standing there with a gift for her, and ended where we were all standing, and we all sung her the song and at the end he took out the ring and asked her to marry him. All I can say is thank god she said yes, because we were really not sure what to do had she said no. ^^;; I later had my own farewell dinner with most of those people that had been singing, plus a bunch of friends I had invited, which was a LOT of fun :) Most of us went out to the karaoke bar afterward and joined up with another friend that was having his birthday party that night, and we sang together and just had a lot of fun.
Today we woke up and cooked breakfast, packed up my things and Dave came to visit because he didn't make it to the dinner last night but still wanted to say goodbye. ^^ The drive back home was really nice. I'm going to miss seeing the green fields and red barns of rural Wisconsin, to be completely honest. I don't live on a farm and wouldn't like to, but I love to look at them from the road. I wonder what Washington's countryside will look like, besides having mountains. Thankfully my sister didn't have to go back to Eau Claire until 5 PM so I was able to see her before she left. She came back home for our old high school's homecoming. I don't know if she went to the football game, but I know she saw a lot of her friends. Ty stayed to help me set up my webcam and for dinner, and then we had to say goodbye. I hate doing that. but soon we won't have to anymore, I hope. and we can see each other's faces when we talk now.
Time to keep packing up my room...
After swimming I went home with Ty and we had a cake and presents. It was his pre-birthday party, but there were presents for me too because I'm moving away. I sewed him a blanket to cover his bed (blue on one side and green on the other) which sounds kind of weird for a birthday present, but I wanted to make him something and he doesn't wear jewelry or use purses so he gets a blanket. He really seemed to like it, though. :) He gave me a sticker from the Peelander Z concert he went to last weekend, and a webcam so we can have video chats! Plus I can talk with all my other friends around the world now too ^^
Saturday was quite the eventful day, though it started off very slowly. It was HOT outside for October. We went to the farmer's market and picked up the homemade berry jam Chinatsu says is so good (I haven't actually tried it yet though) and cheese curds to give to my brother and Jenny (but I forgot the cheese at Ty's house >_<), and ran some errands, then went back to his apartment and started watching a movie when Bill pops in. I had not seen Bill in a LONG time so it was nice. He left a while later, and then we had to meet behind the Red Gym to help with Trevor's marriage proposal. Trevor wanted Ty to write him a love song for his girlfriend earlier this week, and Trevor didn't say what exactly it was for until after the whole song was recorded. It came as a surprise to pretty much everyone because he's only really been dating her for 7-8 months. O_O His plan was to take her on a walk, and every few blocks one of Trevor's friends was going to be standing there with a gift for her, and ended where we were all standing, and we all sung her the song and at the end he took out the ring and asked her to marry him. All I can say is thank god she said yes, because we were really not sure what to do had she said no. ^^;; I later had my own farewell dinner with most of those people that had been singing, plus a bunch of friends I had invited, which was a LOT of fun :) Most of us went out to the karaoke bar afterward and joined up with another friend that was having his birthday party that night, and we sang together and just had a lot of fun.
Today we woke up and cooked breakfast, packed up my things and Dave came to visit because he didn't make it to the dinner last night but still wanted to say goodbye. ^^ The drive back home was really nice. I'm going to miss seeing the green fields and red barns of rural Wisconsin, to be completely honest. I don't live on a farm and wouldn't like to, but I love to look at them from the road. I wonder what Washington's countryside will look like, besides having mountains. Thankfully my sister didn't have to go back to Eau Claire until 5 PM so I was able to see her before she left. She came back home for our old high school's homecoming. I don't know if she went to the football game, but I know she saw a lot of her friends. Ty stayed to help me set up my webcam and for dinner, and then we had to say goodbye. I hate doing that. but soon we won't have to anymore, I hope. and we can see each other's faces when we talk now.
Time to keep packing up my room...
10.03.2007
mochi mochi mochi
I made zenzai (also called oshiruko) for breakfast today with some toasted mochi in it. Since I'm moving soon and my parents certainly aren't going to cook with the Japanese ingredients I bought (and the ones my host mother bought me before I left for kusa-mochi are already past their consume-by date...) I decided to use up the mochiko and open bag of azuki beans. It wasn't quite as good as I remember, but it was still delicious. The picture on the left is of just the mochi. I'm not very good at making it,
but today's was better than previous attempts, and unusual in the sense that I had to mix the mochi flour with an equal amount of sugar. Mochi normally isn't sweet. But this stuff was, and with the mildly sweet soup it went in, it was pretty good. Rolling the mochi into little balls made me think of New Year's Eve at my host family's house. We had about 15 times the amount I made today, and I invited a friend over and we rolled mochi into balls with my sisters Sayoko and Sayuri for about half an hour...then we all ate mochi with toppings on it until we were stuffed, because fresh is the absolute best way to eat it. :) Then we had zenzai for breakfast about four days in a row after the new year because we had so much mochi to eat up before it got too hard and gross. I didn't mind because I liked it so much. XD
10.01.2007
shopping
Operation Get a Suit. that's what today's mission was.I called my brother to ask if I could catch a ride to the mall with him because he works there, and he said he was on his lunch break now and could come to get me in half an hour. yippee :) Four and a half hours of trying crap on got me my new suit. I got two suits, actually :D but one is very inappropriate for work because it's a swimsuit. (and I'm very proud of my swimsuit find. I was in desperate need of a new one, a cute one, and it decided to present itself in just the right size, a nice color (royal blue) and style, and on super awesome clearance for $8.50~~~ the color is brighter in person than in this picture.)
I had no idea that women's skirt suits are considered more formal than a pantsuit! I thought it was the other way around, and I was disappointed because I like skirts so much. yay skirts! ^^ I think I should go back and buy one...if I can get one that fits. Even petite sizes are too long a lot of the time :( Yay JCPenney for having all their suits on sale though :) I should go back there this week while their things are still decently priced.
also, I learned something interesting. For women, they have three kinds of sizes: petite (for smaller women), misses (for average sized women), and ...women's sizes. I wondered what the heck was going on, because aren't petite and misses clothes for women too?? Then I started looking at the clothes and sizes and I realized that 'women's sizes' actually means 'sizes for large women'. I guess there's really no nice way to say that someone is big, but that's just a little too misleading. Plus it inherently suggests that small and average sized ladies are not 'women'. blah.
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